La Presse

One of the most important newspapers of the period was LA PRESSE. The daily distribution numbers for this paper were:

Year

Circulation

Comments

1836

9â€™931

(6 months after opening)

1837

15â€™200

1838

12â€™500

1839

9â€™550

(fight against the coalition Government)

1840

15â€™485

1841

15â€™485

1842

15â€™170

1843

16â€™092

1844

16â€™895

1845

22â€™971

(the paper size was increased)

1846

25â€™770

1847

52â€™800

(opposition to Minister Guizot)

1848

65â€™869

(revolution of February 2)

1849

54â€™7794

1850

51â€™479

1851

21â€™556

1852

18â€™857

1853

22â€™782

1854

54â€™775

(published in 2 hours only, 5 compositions)

1855

43â€™646

LA PRESSE was the newspaper with the largest circulation of all French papers. According to an article in Le Charivari, in 1855 there were 15'352'498 pages printed for which 1'226'805 Francs were paid in stamp duty to the Government. In 1854 there were 12'440'568 pages printed; 996'774 Francs paid in stamp duty.